RFC 7346 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2014
MON · 27 JUL 2026
IPv6 Multicast Address Scopes
Overview
RFC 7346, “IPv6 Multicast Address Scopes”, is a Proposed Standard document published in August 2014 by R. Droms. It updates RFC 4007, RFC 4291. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document updates the definitions of IPv6 multicast scopes and therefore updates RFCs 4007 and 4291.
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2014
- RFC 7345 UDP Transport Layer over Datagram Transport Layer Security
- RFC 7347 Pre-standard Linear Protection Switching in MPLS Transport Profile
- RFC 7344 Automating DNSSEC Delegation Trust Maintenance
- RFC 7348 Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network : A Framework for Overlaying Virtualized Layer 2 Networks over Layer 3 Networks
- RFC 7343 An IPv6 Prefix for Overlay Routable Cryptographic Hash Identifiers Version 2
- RFC 7349 LDP Hello Cryptographic Authentication
- RFC 7342 Practices for Scaling ARP and Neighbor Discovery in Large Data Centers
- RFC 7350 Datagram Transport Layer Security as Transport for Session Traversal Utilities for NAT